Wayne Gretzky Drive is a freeway in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. Originally Capilano Drive, it was officially renamed October 1, 1999 after NHL hockey player Wayne Gretzky, as a tribute to his years with the Edmonton Oilers. The same day, Wayne Gretzky's number 99 jersey was retired, at the then Skyreach Centre,[1] which lies just west of Wayne Gretzky Drive, at 118 Avenue.

The freeway portion of Wayne Gretzky Drive was opened in 1969 by widening and connecting the residential streets of 75 Street south of the river, and 72 Street north of the river. It starts as arterial road75 Street, then changes its name and speed limit at 101 Avenue to become a freeway. It crosses the North Saskatchewan River valley, by passing under 106 Avenue and Ada Boulevard. As it approaches Northlands and the Alberta Avenue area, it again returns into an arterial, with traffic lights. The exits to Northlands at 112 and 116 Avenues are clearly marked with overhead street signs in blue, and with the Northlands logo. Because of property constraints, to maintain the number of lanes, the freeway is divided into Wayne Gretzky Drive Northbound and Southbound, formally 72 and 73 Streets,[2] at 118 Avenue. 119 Avenue services the north Rexall Place parking lot to the west, and is a dead end to the east, because it was blocked off from being used as a shortcut, disrupting traffic flow during major Northlands events. The northbound and southbound then converge again before crossing the LRT lines. Fort Road, which runs to the west, meets up with Wayne Gretzky Drive at an at-grade intersection, then runs concurrently along with it for approximately 180 metres (590 ft) to Yellowhead Trail. The single-point urban interchange at Yellowhead Trail, allows the Yellowhead to run as a freeway, and has the benefit of only one traffic light, and U-turns for westbound and eastbound traffic. At this interchange, Wayne Gretzky Drive changes its name to Fort Road.

Because of their short lengths, Wayne Gretzky Drive and Groat Road will be the only freeways in Edmonton not to have a highway designation, until the completion of Terwillegar Drive.

Grant Moellmann Bridge, takes Wayne Gretzky Drive over the LRT tracks and a CN spur that used to service the surrounding industrial area. It was opened in 1995 bridging the gap between 120 Avenue and Fort Road. It is named after Edmontonian ironworker Grant Moellmann (1935–1994) who fell to his death placing the bridge's last girder on November 24, 1994.[4][5] A plaque was placed on the bridge in September 1998 to mark the significance of this naming. 53°34′31″N113°27′11″W﻿ / ﻿53.57528°N 113.45306°W﻿ / 53.57528; -113.45306﻿ (Grant Moellmann Bridge)

Police said at about 11:45 p.m. on Monday, July 13, officers stopped a vehicle that was suspected of being stolen in the area of 118 Avenue and Wayne Gretzky Drive. Officers eventually searched the vehicle, and found a loaded gun, along with 1.2 Grams ...

The view from Wayne Gretzky Drive. An indication of just how thick the smoke is in Edmonton. #yeg #wildfires pic.twitter.com/aVxVazMfph. — Shallima Maharaj (@ShallimaGlobal) July 11, 2015. Very smoky today in #YEG. All of downtown is usually visible ...

Two people are in police custody with serious charges on the way after getting pulled over Tuesday morning. The vehicle stop happened near 118th Avenue and Wayne Gretzky Drive at around 2:30am. Something didn't seem right to the officer handling the ...

Watch above: The Edmonton Police Services believes street racing is to blame for a two-vehicle collision that shut down a portion of Wayne Gretzky Drive Saturday morning. EDMONTON – Edmonton police believe two vehicles were street racing when they ...

Wayne Gretzky Drive, located in Edmonton, is a 3-mile stretch of road christened for No. 99 in Oct. 1999. Like many roads, it has speed cameras to catch motorists that exceed the speed limit of 80 km or around 50 MPH – as San Jose Sharks play-by-play ...

Hahn comments that he wouldn't be surprised if this was the fee given to any motorist speeding down Wayne Gretzky Drive so people don't feel quite as bad paying it. Feelings of anger might be replaced with a sense of irony if you're forced to pay a ...